Three Years In A Row… Can They Do It? Campus Carry Back On The Menu For 2017 Missouri Legislative Session

By James England

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI — Missouri makes the news again with a wave of pro-gun legislation that aims to remove public university campuses as “gun free zones”. According to present legislation, those permitted to carry a concealed firearm may do so with the express consent of the governing body of that university. However, in practice, that has largely been ignored by those governing bodies. This upcoming legislative year, all that could change.

According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, several bills are in the works to enable everything from just faculty to faculty and students to just about anyone properly licensed to carry a concealed handgun to do so without prior express approval of university bodies.

Restrictions may still be a huge limitation to where an individual may carry a concealed handgun. Locations such as dormitories, laboratories, and administrative buildings may still be off limits even if some of these bills are passed.

According to Rep. Jered Taylor, R-Nixa, it’s about not restricting an individual’s law-abiding rights.

“We shouldn’t take someone’s rights away because they stepped across the street and onto a college campus,” Taylor said. “Overall, I think it’s about personal responsibility and personal safety.”

In his brief interview with the Post-Dispatch, he outlined …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation